Средновековните лековници. Специфика на културното изразяване
Mediaeval Medical Manuscripts: Specificity of Cultural Expression

Summary/Abstract: Medical manuscripts from the Late Middle Ages are a phenomenon of both verbal and written culture. Written and re-written in modern Bulgarian language, they represent the development of the traditional medical knowledge and practice in Bulgaria through a long period and provide evidence of the way verbal culture was spread. These compiled manuscripts inherit and enhance the traditional verbal exchange of therapeutic skills and reveal the influence of different cultural traditions. The earliest Slavic example is a Glagolitic codex from the twelfth century from Monastery “St. Catherine” on Sinai. Books containing only medical prescriptions date from the seventeenth century onwards and were widespread through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; nevertheless, we can associate their content and function with the culture of the Middle Ages. The cultural framework of this written tradition that encompasses its terminology, as well as its phrasal and narrative expression is of particular interest for the investigation of traditional culture.

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